Insteel Industries Inc announced that Mr Duncan S Gage has been appointed to its board of directors. Mr Gage will serve on the board's audit committee.

Mr HO Woltz III president & CEO of Insteel said that "We believe that Duncan will be an excellent addition to Insteel's board considering his broad industry background, leadership skills and familiarity with our markets. We are pleased to welcome him to the Insteel team and look forward to his future contributions."

Mr Gage currently serves as president and CEO of Giant Cement Holding Inc, a producer of cement, concrete and aggregate for the construction industry. Previous to Giant, he served in senior executive positions at Rinker Materials Corporation, a producer of concrete pipe and block, from 2002 to 2007 and Lafarge Group, a manufacturer of cement and construction materials, prior to 2002.